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CLC and SBC welcome inquiry into bipartisan adaptation framework
SBC and CLC welcome Friday’s announcement from Government around a bipartisan inquiry into an enduring climate adaptation framework for New Zealand, which is consistent with the recommendations we have made in our pre-election policy priorities paper. “Such a...
Climate Leaders Coalition turns five – Jolie Hodson of Spark and Mike Burrell, SBC
The Climate Leaders Coalition turned five years old. Its signatories, which include some of NZ’s largest polluters, are a group of 88 companies that have committed to climate agenda and they’ve notched up some impressive achievements. Collectively they’ve reduced...
Businesses want consistent climate policy from new govt
Carbon News story about launch of CLC’s Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report.
NBR article on Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report
NBR article on the Coalition’s Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report.
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The Warehouse Group stores make historic switch to solar
It’s a little bit brighter today as the first 26 of The Warehouse Group’s stores and sites, including The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming and Torpedo7, across Northland, Auckland and...
Ravensdown builds new rock shed that will lower annual site emissions by 60%
Ravensdown has built a lime rock storage facility in rural Geraldine that will reduce the site’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60% – equivalent to taking 250 cars off the road.
Toitū Envirocare Chief Executive to drive $18m transformation to speed up carbon emission reductions
Toitū Envirocare Chief Executive Teressa Betty (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) is leading an $18 million business transformation to speed up Aotearoa New Zealand’s carbon emissions reduction by making...
Clarus subsidiary announces JV for the development of New Zealand’s largest Solar farm
Global renewable energy infrastructure developer, Harmony Energy Limited has entered a joint venture with First Renewables Limited, part of New Zealand energy group Clarus (formerly Firstgas Group),...
Lyttelton Port becomes first NZ-based early adopter of TNFD
On the 16th of January 2024, the TNFD announced the inaugural cohort of Early Adopters, including Lyttelton Port. These are organisations (report preparers) which intend to start making disclosures...
Auckland Transport rolling out employer subsidies for public transport
Auckland Transport is rolling out an initiative allowing companies to subsidise public transport journeys for their staff. An Auckland Transport (AT) spokeswoman said the Fareshare initiative had...
Genesis’ large scale solar farm reaches financial close
Genesis and joint venture partner, FRV Australia, have completed the financial close on their 63 MW solar farm to be built at Lauriston on the Canterbury Plains. The joint venture also signed a...
Fonterra launches a unique hybrid emissions reduction solution in Palmerston North
Fonterra has recently commissioned its first high temperature heat pump and solar thermal plant combination at the Fonterra Brands New Zealand Palmerston North manufacturing site, where much of the...
Genesis’ large scale solar farm reaches financial close
Genesis and joint venture partner, FRV Australia, have completed the financial close on their 63 MW solar farm to be built at Lauriston on the Canterbury Plains.
Full steam ahead for Fonterra Waitoa wood biomass boiler
Fonterra’s Waitoa manufacturing site is now using around 50% less coal as its new wood biomass boiler swings into action. Waitoa is the third Fonterra manufacturing site to reduce coal use this...
ABB to deliver Auckland’s electric ferry charging system
Over the next few years, the first two fully electric and two electric-hybrid ferries will be joining AT’s ferry fleet as it works to provide low emission public transport across its network. By...
Synlait achieves B Corp recertification
Synlait Milk Limited (Synlait) has been recertified as a B Corporation™, the global gold standard accreditation for sustainability. Synlait increased its score by 21.5% to 97.7 (previously 80.4).